{"podcast":{"title":"Edinburgh News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612011","podcast_index_feed_id":7612011,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":417,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Edinburgh News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Edinburgh—from local news and business to culture, politics, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Edinburgh News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T10:21:32.938699+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612011"},"episode":{"title":"Bird Flu Shocks Gannet Colonies | Edinburgh News","slug":"bird-flu-shocks-gannet-colonies-edinburgh-news","published_at":"2026-07-04T05:57:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612011/bird-flu-shocks-gannet-colonies-edinburgh-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612011","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/74c02f27-68e2-44f3-ac3f-7e894604bf07.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/74c02f27-68e2-44f3-ac3f-7e894604bf07.mp3","summary":"Bird flu hit Northern gannet colonies hard—Bass Rock and Grassholm saw four times the adult bird deaths, shrinking populations by 26% and 38% respectively. Scientists warn full recovery won’t happen until at least 2041, and the “least concern” status for these seabirds may need reevaluation. With many UK seabird populations already under strain, this outbreak underscores the urgent need for better disease monitoring and conservation action. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/b461257f14a2e637","meta_description":"Bird flu hit Northern gannet colonies hard—Bass Rock and Grassholm saw four times the adult bird deaths, shrinking populations by 26% and 38% respectively…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":106,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612011/episodes/bird-flu-shocks-gannet-colonies-edinburgh-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edinburgh-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7612011/bird-flu-shocks-gannet-colonies-edinburgh-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}